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CVE-2021-40540 (GCVE-0-2021-40540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-07 01:50 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:44
VLAI
Summary
ulfius_uri_logger in Ulfius HTTP Framework before 2.7.4 omits con_info initialization and a con_info->request NULL check for certain malformed HTTP requests.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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